The charity said children identified before six months of age, and whose parents or families receive high-quality information and support, did better at school. It also wants 80 per cent coverage in England by the same date.
Suzanne MacKenzie, senior education policy officer at the charity, said the targets reflected the importance of ensuring services were in place to support identified children.
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People is also working with the Department for Education and Skills and the Teacher Training Agency to draw up recommendations to boost educational attainment among deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils in mainstream schools by the end of 2005.
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